2013 Sascha Marie

Pinot Noir

SONOMA COASTsonoma county

— SOLD OUT —

LIBRARY RELEASE

TASTING NOTES

The 2013 Sascha Marie is (in the EK lineup, at least) a fuller-bodied, “swing for the fences” style of Pinot. This year’s blend is composed from a selection of our more dramatically flavored Sonoma Coast barrels – 92% hailing from two strikingly different sites in the Petaluma Gap.

Fine, ripe tannins frame dense flavors of dusty black cherry, clove and cola, all providing a generous mouthful of rich, dark-fruited Pinot. This wine has some serious stuffing to it! And yet… as always, we work toward balance with great acidity and natural lift inherent in these cooler climate sites.

Historically, the Sascha Marie is tight as a drum upon release (our 2009 is only really beginning to shine right now!), but the 2013 may surprise us all by opening up a bit earlier than its predecessors. Given a year or two in bottle, it should really start to sing and then go perhaps another 5-6 years beyond if properly stored.

COMING SOON

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Direct sales are allocated exclusively to EK Allocation List members at a 10% discount. Orders of 6+ bottles save an additional 50% off shipping. New releases ship twice a year, once in the spring and again in the fall.Join EK Allocation List

CUSTOMIZED ALLOCATIONS

You may customize your spring and fall allocations any way you like, from 0–6 bottles of each wine. (Small-lot and list-only wines may have lower limits.) To modify your allocations, click on MY ALLOCATION above.Join EK Allocation List

REORDERS

Wines often sell out at or close to release, so we encourage making the most of your spring and fall allocations. As long as wine remains, you are welcome to reorder online through our EK Special Order store. Or contact John Gillis at john@erickentwines.com or 415.244.9453.

JOIN EK ALLOCATION LIST

Direct sales are allocated exclusively to EK Allocation List members at a 10% discount. Orders of 6+ bottles save an additional 50% off shipping. New releases ship twice a year, once in the spring and again in the fall.Join EK Allocation List

CUSTOMIZED ALLOCATIONS

You may customize your spring and fall allocations any way you like, from 0–6 bottles of each wine. (Small-lot and list-only wines may have lower limits.) To modify your allocations, click on MY ALLOCATION above.Join EK Allocation List

REORDERS

Wines often sell out at or close to release, so we encourage making the most of your spring and fall allocations. As long as wine remains, you are welcome to reorder online through our EK Special Order store. Or contact John Gillis at john@erickentwines.com or 415.244.9453.